Step 1:
The first step to converting 268618.04817497 to a fraction is to re-write 268618.04817497 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 268618.04817497 can be written as simply 268618.04817497/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 268618.04817497, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268618.04817497/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 268618.04817497/1 each by 100000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 268618.04817497 as a fraction:
268618/1 / 1